Choi Hye-jin

Choi Hye-jin (Korean: 최혜진; born 23 August 1999) is a South Korean professional golfer.

For the South Korean diver, see Choi Hye-jin (diver).
This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.
Choi Hye-jin
Personal information
Born (1999-08-23) 23 August 1999
Nationality South Korea
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)LPGA of Korea Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Korea Tour10
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT48: 2018
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's Open2nd: 2017
Women's British OpenCUT: 2018, 2019
Evian ChampionshipT14: 2017
Achievements and awards
LPGA of Korea Tour
leading money winner		2019

Choi represented South Korea at the 2014 Asian Games where she helped the team to a silver medal and finished fifth in the individual event. She help the Korean team to a third place finish at the 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy.

In 2015, Choi won the World Junior Girls Championship.[1]

Choi won the 2016 Canadian Women's Amateur and was low amateur at the 2016 U.S. Women's Open.[2] She led the Korean team to victory at the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy. She also finished second at the 2016 New Zealand Women's Open on the ALPG Tour.

Choi won the 2017 Australian Women's Amateur and also won the ChoJung Sparkling Water Yongpyong Resort Open on the 2017 LPGA of Korea Tour.[3][4] She finished second at the 2017 U.S. Women's Open at the age of seventeen.[5][6] She was attempting to become the second amateur to win the U.S. Open.[7] She won a second LPGA of Korea Tour event in August 2017, the Bogner-MBN Ladies Open.

Choi turned professional in August 2017.[8]

Amateur wins
  • 2015 Korean Women's Amateur - KangMinKoo Cup, World Junior Girls Championship
  • 2016 Lake Macquarie International Championship, Neighbors Trophy Team Championship, Hosim Cup, Canadian Women's Amateur, Song Am Cup, Polo Golf Junior Classic
  • 2017 Australian Women's Amateur, Neighbors Trophy Team Championship, Queen Sirikit Cup

Source:[9]

Professional wins

LPGA of Korea Tour wins (10)
  • 2017 ChoJung Sparkling Water Yongpyong Resort Open (as amateur), Bogner-MBN Ladies Open (as amateur)
  • 2018 Hyosung Championship, BC Card-Hankyung Ladies Cup
  • 2019 CreaS F&C KLPGA Championship, NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship, S-Oil Championship, McCol-Yongpyong Resort Open, SK Networks Seokyung Ladies Classic
  • 2020 S-Oil Championship

Other wins
  • 2017 LF Point Final Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[9]

References
  1. Stevenson, Chris (16 July 2017). "Attacking style pays off for Sung Hyun Park in U.S. Women's Open win". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. Herrington, Ryan (16 July 2017). "How an amateur nearly stole the U.S. Women's Open title". Golf Digest. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. Stevenson, Chris (16 July 2017). "Cool putter an unwelcome change". Brockville Recorder. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. "Hye-jin Choi prevails at Australian Women's Amateur". Amateurgolf.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. Conway, Tyler (16 July 2017). "US Women's Open Golf 2017: Sung Hyun Park Tops Hye-Jin Choi to Capture Title". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  6. "US Women's Open: Teenage amateur Choi Hye-Jin tied for second behind Shanshan Feng". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. "17-year-old amateur Hye-Jin Choi misses chance to win U.S. Women's Open". ESPN. Associated Press. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. "Hot-shot amateur golfer turns pro, signs lucrative endorsement deal". Yonhap. 28 August 2017.
  9. "Hye-jin Choi". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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